I created this visualization to look at how many Americans say they are happy. The data sources is the General Social Survey by NORC. The visualization was created in Tableau. You can find an interactive version on my webpage.
Posted by OverflowDs
I created this visualization to look at how many Americans say they are happy. The data sources is the General Social Survey by NORC. The visualization was created in Tableau. You can find an interactive version on my webpage.
Posted by OverflowDs
18 Comments
Yeah with this government its a complete wonder
Data Source: General Social Survey from NORC
Tool: Tableau
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Just wait a few years, AI is going to make abundance for ALL so EVERYONE will be happy!!
/S
Still have >75% reporting that they’re happy. I call that a win!
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More concerning, I think, is the inversion of the happiness chart over the last 10 years or so, that is unusual.
American kids happiness levels is at Saudi Arabia levels, which is highly unusual.
[The Global Happiness Curve Is Collapsing. What Does That Mean? – The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/video/well/100000010141520/the-global-happiness-curve-is-collapsing-what-does-that-mean.html)
[Young people becoming less happy than older generations, research shows | Children | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/20/young-people-becoming-less-happy-than-older-generations-research-shows#:~:text=British%20people%20under%2030%20ranked,of%20children%20and%20young%20people.)
[Lifetime trends in happiness change as misery peaks among the young – new research](https://theconversation.com/lifetime-trends-in-happiness-change-as-misery-peaks-among-the-young-new-research-263665)
Super interesting that the people who are “not too happy” effectively stole their numbers from the “very happy” group.
Would have expected the change to come primarily from “pretty happy” people falling into the “not too happy” group.
Edit: also strange seeing the “very happy” peak at the height of the Vietnam war and severe inflation
Exponentially increasing visibility into what others have and what you’ll never get, no matter how much you try will do that, even without short term political garbage.
101% of people responded too so they MUST be happy.
I’d be interested to hear theories as to why. I would venture to guess that standard of living was higher than it was 50 years ago. If I had to guess, it’s the current economic divide. Comparison is the thief of joy.
Honestly – it’s been a tough run since 2018.
It’s interesting that the “pretty happy” people are so much more stable percentage wise than the rest. Then again the choices seem biased towards happiness to me.
What does “not too happy” mean? It’s kind of an odd category. “I’m just sort of vaguely, you know, — not unhappy, but I could probably be happier.”
Did anyone say that they were, in fact, too happy?
It’s interesting that “eh I’m okay” has been pretty much consistent over time.
My guess its related to the lifestyle changes many people had with COVID, and people becoming terminally online.
Well, I’m just shocked!!! Lmao
So Americans are happy with what they have right now. All I see are positives.
Let the enshitification continues!